East Bengal crawl into Super Cup final

Kolkata giants Kingfisher East Bengal booked berth in the final of the 1st Super Cup Football Tournament with a narrow 1-0 win over FC Goa in the first semi-final here at the Kalinga Stadium today. Nigerian striker Dudu Omegbemi scored the winner in the 78th minute. East Bengal now await the winners of the second semi-final between arch-rivals Mohun Bagan and JSW Bengaluru FC which is to be played tomorrow.

The first-half which ended goallessly. East Bengal had better chances with Syrian midfielder Mahmoud Al Amna missing the first real chance of the half in the 19th minute but he failed to tap in a cross from inside the box by teammate and Japanese midfielder Katsumi Yusa.